Reflections
WOMEN’S RETREAT (4/4)
Our Lady of the Sanctuary and Final Blessing. Discernment. 4th Reflection of four, by Father Stan, standing by the Icon of Our Lady of the Sanctuary. Thoughts and Ideas in Preparation for the Woman’s Retreat starting at Our Lady of Peace, 8.00am this coming Saturday 15th March. In this quiet reflection by the ‘Lady of […]
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The natures of Love. Is there a difference in the love of a woman and of a man? Our Lady of Fatima Reflections. The 3rd in a series of 4 reflections in preparation for the Women’s Retreat this coming Saturday, 15th March. 8.00 am Start. Father Stan’s reflection explores the nature of love, emphasizing the […]
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Our Lady and the Burning Bush, our place in the Heart of Jesus. Second of four Reflections. This one from ‘Our Lady and the Burning Bush’. Thoughts by Father Stan, for the Women’s Retreat this coming Saturday, March 15th, 8.00am Start, at Our Lady of Peace. (Visibility and Landscape). In this powerful reflection by Our […]
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1 of 4 Reflections by Father Stan, from the Grotto. All ladies from the parish are warmly invited to this special retreat designed just for women. This event complements the men’s retreat (“Sparta”) with a more reflective and nurturing approach—think of it as a spiritual “spa.” Led by a man but dedicated to exploring topics […]
Continue ReadingThe Crib: where faith, tradition, and community meet.
“A journey through time and tradition, exploring the origins, significance, and enduring appeal of the Christmas crib in our church community.” The Christmas crib, or nativity scene, has its roots in early Christian art, where the story of Christ’s birth was depicted in mosaics and frescoes. However, the tradition of creating a physical crib for […]
Continue ReadingThe CRIB – “Bethlehem, Where Love Becomes Flesh.”
Journey to Bethlehem, the “House of Bread and Flesh,” where the infinite enters the vulnerable, the sacred transforms the ordinary, and the covenant of eternal love calls us to partake, sacrifice, and be transformed.Father Stan from Our Lady of Peace and Dominic Barberi, delivers a shortened version of his Christmas Homily.
Continue ReadingThe world deserves to know the truth about itself – Here I am, send Me.
The world deserves to know the truth about itself. The truth partly comes from an amazement. Once any person is amazed by the beauty and power of nature, he or she might admire how much more beautiful and powerful is He who formed them. “For from the greatness and beauty of created things comes a […]
Continue ReadingReflection on lukewarm Christians
Christians rightly say and learn to treat others with humility and respect. They rightly reject all kinds of agenda of indoctrination. In doing so, they loose missionary zeal and they use methods that do not work with many challenges. It seems like alien ideas take over more and more space in the Christian sphere, whereas […]
Continue ReadingMary’s guidance before the coming of Christ.
Christ is the Fullness of the Revelation, the Law, the Truth and the Love revealed in the Old and New Covenants. He founded the Church, His Mystical Body, which means that the Catholic Faith is not of human origin, it does not come from people. As St Cyprian confirms for us, the Catholic Church is […]
Continue ReadingBaptism of the Lord
The great joy of Christmas Celebrations has been flowing through the Epiphany to the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, where it has reached its fulfilment. Here, at the bank of the river Jordan, the Only Begotten (not Created) Son of God joined those sinners who asked for the gift of conversion, seeking God […]
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